Snape brought his precious mandrake back, but there was no word yet on when to use it to prepare potions. It seemed that it would have to wait.
Professor Sprout brought tools to repair the damaged Whomping Willow. I don’t know what method the professor used. The Whomping Willow did not attack her. This reminded Regulus Black that the Whomping Willow had stopped. The switch seems to be a knot or a knot in the tree.
Regulus Black, who seemed to have nothing to do, decided to visit the secret room.
Although Harry Potter's second school year was peaceful after the diary fell into his own hands, Regulus Black still had to carry out his own collection plan and was determined to obtain Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets.
However, the arrival of a piece of news interrupted the secret room's exploration plan.
Jodie Fox has news that Azkaban's Bellatrix Lestrange is going into labor.
Before this, because the imprisoned witch was pregnant, the Ministry of Magic was scolded by the Daily Prophet, and the guards in Azkaban became the target of suspicion. However, the Ministry of Magic later suppressed the news, but as time passed As time goes by, the pregnant witch will eventually give birth to a child. This incident shows signs of breaking out again, and the Ministry of Magic can no longer cover it up.
"Dear Regulus, the Ministry of Magic wants to listen to your opinion. After all, that is your sister, the only one who can handle this matter at the moment, and you are the closest one. Love you Fawkes!"
The short sentence on the parchment made Regulus Black immediately leave for the Ministry of Magic.
After some formal procedures, Regulus Black met the Minister of Magic Fudge.
"Good day! Lord Minister, I have received news that Bellatrix Lestrange is about to give birth. I want to see her."
Upon meeting, Regulus Black directly explained the purpose of his visit.
Fudge is also having a headache over this matter. The guards of Azkaban have been taking the blame for more than half a year. The feedback from the Auror department makes him, the Minister of Magic, feel that his position is unstable. How to deal with this matter!
It is certain that Bellatrix Lestrange became pregnant only after meeting Regulus Black, but let alone the two of them being biological siblings, even if they did not care about this relationship , when the two parties met, they were also accompanied by Aurors. Although it was later known that they only watched from a distance due to privacy reasons, the contact between the two was at most the level of shaking hands through the iron gate.
But just by shaking hands like that, she became pregnant. Minister Fudge couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought about it. Afterwards, he sent people to conduct a detailed investigation, but no reasonable explanation could be found for this matter.
Who would have thought that Regulus Black could develop a spell with such an effect!
The Ministry of Magic could only watch helplessly as Bellatrix Lestrange's belly grew bigger day by day.
It's not like Fudge hasn't thought about doing something to make this unborn child disappear completely, but there are too many people watching such a novel thing! Everyone guessed that it was Regulus Black who did it. Is it a curse? Is it a magic potion? Or some other means
These are all unknown issues, but all parties are more concerned about the final result, the 'quality' of the child after birth!
No matter what the means, this is the child of a witch. If it is a healthy little wizard in the future, then the attention on this matter will inevitably rise to a very sensitive level.
There are quite a few wizards imprisoned in Azkaban, and there are several times more male wizards than females, but this also represents the number of female wizards. Many families have suffered heavy losses after the Dark Lord's rebellion. For example, in the Black family, only Mrs. Black was left in the end. She passed away after a few years of loneliness. Without the resurrection of Regulus Black, the history of the Black family would have come to an end.
Of course, this does not include Sirius's escape from prison next year.
And if the witch in Azkaban can legally give birth to her own child, then a certain family will still have an heir.
However, Azkaban does not provide couples' cells, so the pregnancy that happened to Bellatrix Lestrange became a kind of miracle. All parties are waiting to see if Secretary Fudge’s little plan is destined to succeed.
"You're here! Great! Blake, ever since you last saw your sister, she's... she's been doing some weird things."
Fudge really didn't want to admit that she was pregnant! It would be great if it were a malignant tumor.
"Minister Fudge, my sister Bellatrix Lestrange is undoubtedly pregnant. Don't you have a child? So you don't know what it is like for a woman to be pregnant?"
Regulus Black's words, both in tone and demeanor, were very natural and seemed to be just a question.
However, in Minister Fudge's opinion, the other party was pretending to be stupid, and he wanted to know what the pregnancy was all about.
Fudge, who was filled with hatred, had to adjust his emotions and put a fake smile on his face.
"Oh! Black, please understand that I am very shocked that a witch imprisoned in Azkaban suddenly became pregnant."
Fudge knew that he could not let go of the other party easily. If he could figure out the truth about this pregnancy, he might be able to eliminate this fact completely.
But this can only be Fudge's own imagination. Not to mention Regulus Black will not let him do this, all the forces are watching!
"Excuse me, Minister Fudge, what do I need to do to see my sister? Is it Azkaban?"
As soon as Regulus Black arrived at the Ministry of Magic, he was informed that Bellatrix Lestrange had been transferred to the Ministry of Magic and was under special custody, and there were also several St. Mungo's magical injuries. The chief physician of the hospital was present.
"Look at what you said, how could we let a pregnant woman stay in Azkaban!"
Minister Fudge is very unwilling! Before he even knew it, the Wizengamot Court issued a special transfer order to transfer the pregnant Bellatrix Lestrange from Azkaban to the custody of the Ministry of Magic.
This matter was also supported by the Department of Mysteries. The reason they gave was that because this unexpected pregnancy could raise many questions, they had to study it carefully.
St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries also supported this matter and sent out, or rather those qualified senior doctors who were interested, voluntarily arrived at the scene just to guard the birth of this newborn.
Azkaban Prison has remained silent on this situation. After all, the blame has been taken. It would be wrong to say anything more at this time. It would be better not to say anything and let all forces interfere.
Minister Fudge, who was ignored by everyone, found out that it was too late. He didn't even have the chance to let Bellatrix Lestrange die in childbirth, killing one and two bodies. You can see the doctors at St. Mungo's hovering around the pregnant woman, without any chance of intervening.
Minister Fudge had talked to Dumbledore about this matter, because the Wizengamot Court would not issue this special transfer order without Dumbledore's signature.
However, Dumbledore also said that this matter had nothing to do with Regulus Black. It was entirely because he, an old man, couldn't bear to see a future young wizard being born in Azkaban, so he had this special transfer order.
Minister Fudge's heart ached so much. Could he still tell Dumbledore that he planned to kill both mother and child in childbirth
Minister Fudge took Regulus Black to a room underground in the Ministry of Magic. There were many Aurors guarding the passage outside. After all, Bellatrix Lestrange was from Azkaban. As a prisoner, the room is equipped with a full set of medical equipment. Who says wizards don't use Muggle things? Look at how skilled the doctors at St. Mungo's are in using them!
At this time, Bellatrix Lestrange was wearing a large hospital gown, with a big belly and a bit of bloating.
Regulus Black came to the bedside and took Bellatrix Lestrange's hand.
"Sister! I'm here. Have you decided what to name your daughter?"